Didn’t see a rimfire forum so figured I’d stick it here.
I know there was a stupid shortage during the panic, and then it started to show back up (a lot actually) at reasonable prices. Now it seems to have disappeared again. Anyone know anything about what’s goin on now? From what I understand, they’re all at max capacity and cranking out all the can. My main problem is finding standard velocity .22 for use in my suppressor. Works just as well as subs, but still works in my semiautos that don’t/can’t suppress (tube guns). So what say you?
Keep looking would be my advice. Saw a metric shit load the other weekend up at my Cabela’s. The price was retarded high, compared to what it was the week prior, and no one was buying, but it was there. I have seen supply at my other usual gun stores wane a little, though I suspected that it was due to a few factors, one, people actually seeing it at reasonable prices and buying it again, and two the stores being between shipments/manufacturers being between runs.
I’ve been seeing a lot of the Geco .22lr in the bolt action and semi auto versions. The bolt action is similar to the cci standard velocity and cycles my 10/22 with or without a can. It also suppresses very well. Quality is on par with cci. My favorite is cci standard and then the geco. I’m not a fan of buying subsonic labeled .22 Bc of the typical higher price Bc of be label. Looking at specs, Remington subsonic is 1050 fps, cci standard is 1070, and geco bolt action is like 1080 or so. It all sounds the same with my SAS can and my buddies sparrow. I can find the high velocity stuff all day long, it’s just the suppressable stuff is few and far between.
I’ve actually been seeing it a fair amount around my area. I bought 1050 rds just last week,it was Remington Golden or something like that,LOL It was $21.95 @ Walley World,I could buy 3 but only bought 2 I figured I would leave some for the next guy. I saw some at another Local Sporting Goods store and they had a friggin bunch of it,bricks were $35 but it was Standard Velocity so I passed, I like the HV stuff so it runs my GSG 1911 22. Gander MTN has some advertised for this weekend, but only 1 box per person. It appears to be coming back a little better around my area and seems to be fair priced , not like before, but decent. Time will tell I guess.
Search the internet. If you know what manufacturer and what load, then google that and comb through the results.
Example: My old Marlin 25 loves CCI’s 40gr subsonic .22lr. I just bought 1,000 rounds of it. I had to pay $11/100, but i’m afraid that’s the new normal…
Yea it is sad but that seems to be the NEW normal,jacked up prices. Like I said it really is hit & miss around here. I can go over to Bass Pro and get 100 rd sleeve just about any day of the week for around $8 bucks,but not worth the close to 20 mile drive for 1 box. Most local to me places (under 2 miles) normally have 22 every week or every other at the least with Walley World being $22 bucks for a brick and the other place normally around $30 plus. I’m real selective needing the HV stuff so I pass up more than I buy,but its at least around if I really need it,which I normally don’t because I have a good stash from years ago before the craze,but its nice to replenish when I can.
Bought a brick of 8 boxes for 26 bucks at cabelas yesterday. Whats that 3 something a box? It was 20 a box not to long ago,highest ill pay is 6. Last brick of 500 i bought years ago has a 19.99 price tag on it. Iam seeing boxes iam buying for 17.99 at 70.00 on the internet still. People are hoarding it still, and as the elections come around it will disappear again.
The prices aernt going down for a long time and shortages will continue becouse of this. You cant buy enough to last a lifetime unless you stop shooing it and are willing to spend a bunch of money. Just buy what you can,leave some in reserves and go shoot. Maybe praying an anti gunner doesnt get into office. Join the NRA and by making your voice heard by useing your vote.
What little we are seeing locally in Vt is standard velocity.
Quality of all 22 ammo is in the tank as far as I can see. It’s sad when you can load and shoot 45 cheaper. I won’t pay $65-70 for 500. I’ve been looking at my 22s figuring out which ones to keep and which I might sell off. If you can’t feed them no point in having them.
I am not at the point of selling mine yet, but I don’t shoot them nearly as much as the center fire I reload. I am not an ammo hoarder, nor will I pay exorbitant prices, so I buy it when I can at decent prices which isn’t getting me much at all. I keep thinking, at some point the manufacturers will catch up with demand, but I am not seeing that yet.
I guess I get frustrated with the hoarders. I have not seen 22 at Wal mart in 2 years. I know it’s going to a select few buddies of the gun counter guy. If I make a 3 hr drive from my house I MAY be able to buy 325-500 rds for $25-30.
The local gun shops are buying 500 rd bricks and selling 50 rd baggies for $10 or more
The only thing I’m seeing locally in the capitol area of north Carolina is small packs of match ammo. No bulk packs at all. The expensive stuff is easy to find though.
I was going through/trashing old receipts yesterday and found a receipt from SGammo dated 11/30/2012. It was for 2x 5,000 round cases (remember full cases?) of CCI standard. Total delivered cost was $520.00. I don’t see those prices coming back any time soon.
I can buy the expensive $20 a box of 50 stuff all day long, but if I’m spending that kinda money I’ll shoot my centerfire stuff lol. The geco is more expensive than I prefer at $6-7 a box but that’s not too bad I guess. Nobody know what it is so its always there. I did find a few 500rd bulk packs for $40ea but they weren’t suppressable. Damn cans got me all messed up. I used to not care Bc it didn’t matter, not anymore!
Kymudder, thats no joke,who would have thought centerfire would be cheaper?
My local academy has 6 buck a box aguila, but also 20 buck a box fed. match also. I can 1 hole 10 rd groups with the aguila not sure why i would buy the $20 a box match ?Hard to beat a 1 hole group.lol The $20 a box has been sitting for months. I bought a brick of automatch there for 17.99 looked on line it was from 35 to 70 jeeze.
I dont know if this helps but cabelas here has standerd velocity cci for 5.99. Do you have a cabelas near you? They seem to have it almost all the time. I just bought a brick of 400 American eagle hollow point .22 for 26 bucks,but i think the price was higher becouse instead of loose it feels like 8 boxes in a big box. My old Winchester 290 feeds anything standered, high velocity,longs and shorts.
Iam thinking of buying a ruger American bolt action to drag out the shooting you can go through a lot of ammo fast with an semi automatic. But iam actually scared to buy it becouse iam thinking ammo will stay scarce for many more years to come,i hope iam wrong.
When you can buy AE 5.56 for the same price of .22 thats bad,of course you only get 20 rds instead of 50 but with the .223 you can harvest large and small game or defend yourself in a SHTF situation.